Archaeological site Puma Punku

Archaeological site Puma Punku
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Also known as: Pumapunku, Puma Punku

Pumapunku is a 6th-century T-shaped man-made terraced platform mound with a sunken court and monumental structure, located near Tiwanaku in the Andean highlands [1]. Part of the Tiwanaku archaeological complex — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — the site belongs to the Tiwanaku civilization that flourished between c. 200-1000 CE at an altitude of 3,850 metres in the Titicaca Basin [1][2].

TypeMegalithic stones
Period500 - 1000 AD
CountryBolivia
Coordinates16.5615° S, 68.6797° W

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